# Accident 19920919037809A: Piper PA18150, Smoot, WY, September 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1992, 07:30 local time
- Place: Smoot, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6195° N, 110.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6195&lon=-110.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7894P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7894P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919037809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO LAND IN CLEARING ON RIDGE. UNABLE STOP AND AVOID TREES. TRIED GO AROUND. STRUCK TREE IN STEEP TURN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA92LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA207), Sep 19, 1992: Piper PA-18-150 (N7894P), Smoot, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAYED GO-AROUND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AND TREES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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